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The Dram Good Whisky Festival returns for third year
Back by popular demand and in an even more spectacular venue, The Dram Good Whisky Festival will open its doors for a third year on Saturday August 16th at Arbikie Distillery in Lunan Bay on the breathtaking Angus coast.

North-east's largest seafood festival SeaFest Peterhead announces 2025 return
A seafood festival which attracted around 10,000 people to its inaugural event will return to Aberdeenshire this summer.

Perthshire Community Invited to Celebrity Charity Night
Scottish agricultural charity, RSABI, is inviting the Perthshire community to its ‘Only Fools, No Horses’ event taking place on Friday September 12th at Perth Racecourse.

Heritage Portfolio celebrates successful first year at the Genesis Scottish Open, showcasing modern culinary design at the tournament
Heritage Portfolio, the specialist events and catering company within Sodexo Live! is celebrating a successful first year supporting the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open, where the Heritage Portfolio team delivered hospitality and catering for DP World Tour operating areas, kicking off a prestigious three-year contract and cementing its position as a leader in delivery of extraordinary events.

Discover the Taste of Inverness & Loch Ness: Highland Good Food Partnership Launches Local Producers Food & Drink Trail Map
The new map has been designed to showcase the incredible food and drink being grown, crafted, and produced throughout the region, from honey and ice cream to coffee, berries, and craft beer.

Scottish researchers trial palm oil substitute at ONE SeedPod
A new alternative to palm oil – PALM-ALT – developed by Scottish researchers and offering the food industry health and environmental benefits is going through commercial production trials at ONE SeedPod, Scotland’s food and drink innovation hub.

117-year-old family gelato maker and pioneering distillery collaborate to create unique wild botanical sorbets
Highland Boundary, Scotland's award-winning wild distillery, and Jannetta's, a family-owned gelateria, have joined forces to create a series of sorbets crafted from Highland Boundary's wild Scottish botanicals, bringing the authentic taste of Scotland's native landscape directly to the people of St Andrews.

£3m project to examine digital innovation in livestock sector
A new multinational project will highlight how digital technologies – and other innovative ways to collect livestock and environmental data – could be better tailored to the needs of livestock managers and wider communities in moorland areas.

Bellfield Brewery Launches the Taproom Sessions — An Independent, Grassroots Festival from the 3rd to the 24th August
As Edinburgh gears up for another packed festival season, a local brewery is launching its own mini festival offering a bold, alternative programme.

Finalists announced for Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards
Food and drink businesses from across Scotland are celebrating after being named as finalists for the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2025, with 85 finalists representing 60 businesses.